Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comBOSTON’S THIRD-TALLEST TOWER TOPS OUT ON BACK BAYThe 61-story, 742-ft.-tall Hotel and Private Residences on Dalton Street, also known as One Dalton, has topped out on Boston's Back Bay, Curbed Boston reports. Conta ...…

Today’s podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com. ARABIC DESIGN BY GENSLER FOR MIXED-USE KUWAIT PROJECTBurj Alshaya, a 42- and 22-tower office/hotel development in Kuwait City, is complete, featuring a design by Gensler with a traditional Arabic mashrabiya screen with a diamond pattern that weds form and function, dezeen reports. The three-dim ...…

Today’s podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com. GAL TO OPEN WESTERN REGIONAL SERVICE CENTER IN L.A. COUNTYBronx, New York-headquartered GAL Manufacturing Corp. plans to hold a grand opening for its western regional service center in Santa Fe Springs, California, on September 6. Located at 9704 Jordan Circle in one of the gateway cities to so ...…

VIEW OF ELEVATORS AND MORE FROM SPACE NEEDLE’S “LOUPE”Visitors to the 605-ft.-tall Space Needle in Seattle can now look down on the iconic structure’s elevators and elevator counterweights from a new vantage point: The Loupe — named for the magnifying device used by jewelers — described as the “world’s first and only revolving glass floor” at t ...…

EPA EXAMINING ENERGY STAR LABELSThe National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) recently reported that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has spent the past several months looking at the energy-savings potential for escalators and moving walks to determine if an ENERGY STAR certification would lead to significant energy reductions; enh ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comTHYSSENKRUPP MAINTAINING STOCKHOLM METROthyssenkrupp set up a new branch to oversee maintenance of the approximately 220 escalators and 220 elevators in 80 stations on the 110-km-long Stockholms tunnelbana, the Swe ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comeMCP LAUNCHES WEBSITE WITH DEMOeMCP LLC: Electronic Maintenance Control Program for Vertical Transportation Equipment, has launched a website. It includes an iOS App demo of the program, a blog and details about th ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comSTRIKE OVER LONG ELEVATOR LINES CLOSES EIFFEL TOWERThe Eiffel Tower, the famous Paris landmark and tourist attraction, was shut down on August 1 when workers went on strike to protest ticket changes that have cause ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comTo view and download today's news manuscript, visit:http://elevatorworld.com/pdf/podcast/080218.pdfSubscribe to the Podcast: iTunes│Google Play | SoundCloud│Stitcher│TuneIn…

EW WINS TOP AWARD IN INTERNATIONAL TABPI COMPETITIONELEVATOR WORLD took the top, Gold award in Trade Association Business Publications International's (TABPI) 2018 Tabbie Awards in the Regular Column category for a pair of On Camera submissions. Gold-winning entries were "3 World Trade Center Update" by Hanno van der Bijl and "Pilgrims' Passage ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comTHYSSENKRUPP ANNOUNCES NEW HQ, TEST TOWER IN ATLANTAthyssenkrupp Elevator Americas has announced a new headquarters and 420-ft.-tall test tower, the tallest of its kind in the U.S. and one of the tallest in the wor ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comGAL NAMES CURZON VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING & SALESJohn Curzon of Southampton, U.K., has been named vice president of Marketing & Sales for the Bronx, New York-based GAL Manufacturing Corp. group of companies, it ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comTHYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR VR SHOWROOMS DEBUTthyssenkrupp Elevator has launched a virtual-reality (VR) showroom concept that allows people to experience technology like the TWIN and MULTI elevator systems interactively ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comTo view and download today's news manuscript, visit:http://elevatorworld.com/pdf/podcast/071918.pdfSubscribe to the Podcast: iTunes│Google Play | SoundCloud│Stitcher│TuneIn…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comKONE TO PROVIDE VT TO “ICONIC” MELBOURNE MIXED-USE PROJECTKONE is partnering with Multiplex and OSK Property to provide the vertical-transportation (VT) package, including elevators and escalators, to Melbourne Squ ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comECHO BRICKELL WELCOMES RESIDENTS IN MIAMIPrivate elevators are among amenities at the Carlos A. Ott-designed Echo Brickell, a 57-story, 180-unit tower that SkyRise Cities says is now home to approximately 300 resid ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comESCALATORS IN LONDON TUBE’S NEW CROSSRAIL STATION FEATUREDLondon’s Tottenham Court Road station, the last of the new stations being built for Transport for London’s new Crossrail/Elizabeth line, opened on July 8, a ...…

SAVARIA TO ACQUIRE GARAVENTASavaria Corp. has agreed to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of Garaventa Lift for a total purchase price of approximately CHF74 million (US$74.27 million), subject to customary closing adjustments prior to the expected closing of the deal in October. It gives Savaria a wider footprint in North America via a ...…

KONE WINS 107-UNIT ORDER FOR NEW EASTERN CHINA METRO LINEKONE has won an order for the new Ningbo Metro Line 4 in eastern China. Travelers along the mostly underground, 36-km route will benefit from heavy-duty equipment designed specifically for metro projects in China. The order includes 79 TransitMasterTM escalators, and 25 MonoSpace® machine ...…

AUSTRALIAN HOME-ELEVATOR MANUFACTURERS BUSIER THAN EVERHome-elevator manufacturers in Australia are busier than ever, as a variety of factors — including the price of land forcing people to build up, the desire for convenience, and an aging population — have created unprecedented demand, Domain reports. Home elevators have also become more affo ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comEW CONTINUING EDUCATION APPROVED IN B.C.All of ELEVATOR WORLD’s continuing education has been approved in British Columbia, Canada, by Technical Safety BC, an independent, self-funded organization that oversees the ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comLiberty Elevator Experts has announced a merger with PM Associates. PM is a 58-year-old company that has performed compliance inspections and consulting in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com3 WTC COMPLETE, PARTIALLY LEASED3 World Trade Center (3 WTC) in Lower Manhattan, New York City (NYC), is now complete, Curbed New York reports. At 1,079 ft. and 80 stories, 3 WTC is the second-tallest building in t ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comTARRIFS ON CHINESE VT EQUIPMENT SET TO COMMENCENational Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) notes in its Insider newsletter that tariffs on imported Chinese vertical-transportation (VT) equipment will take effect on Ju ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comMULTI-BUILDING BROOKLYN PROJECT WINS PERMITSPermits have been approved for a mixed-use development on the East River in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, that includes five buildings, New York YIMBY reports. Accordin ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comCO-OP CITY TAPS CHAMPION FOR MAINTENANCE, MODERNIZATIONThree-year-old Champion Elevator is taking on the maintenance and modernization of the elevators at Co-Op City, the largest cooperative housing development in ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comKONE TO EQUIP TOWERS IN KUALA LUMPURKONE recently announced it won an order for 8 Conlay, a luxury mixed-use development located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The development consists of two branded residence tower ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comTALLEST BUILDING WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI PLANNED IN L.A.Shenzhen New World Group and Dimarzio Kato Architecture hope to build a 77-story, 1,100-ft.-tall mixed-use tower at 333 South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles t ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comEHC’S BALL RECEIVES CANADIAN GOVERNOR’S AWARDEHC Global founder Ron Ball received the Governor General’s Medallion in recognition of his successful career and achievements, as well as his many contributions to inte ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comKONE TO OUTFIT NASHVILLE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTKONE has been awarded a contract to provide the vertical-transportation package for Fifth + Broadway in the historic downtown of Nashville, Tennessee. The order include ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comHANDICAPPED MAN TO ADVISE NYC MTA ON ACCESSIBILITYNew York City (NYC) Transit Chief Andy Byford has appointed 34-year-old Alex Elegudin as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) first senior advisor for ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comTo view and download today's news manuscript, visit:http://elevatorworld.com/pdf/podcast/061918.pdfSubscribe to the Podcast: iTunes│Google Play | SoundCloud│Stitcher│TuneIn…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comBELARUSIAN/RUSSIAN ELEVATOR PRODUCTION TO START IN MOSCOWBelarus-based Mogilevliftmash and Russia's Vozduhotehnika have agreed to start producing elevators in Moscow this year, reaching an annual capacity of 10,000 ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comMADRID HIGH RISE TO HOUSE VERTICAL CAMPUSA tower planned in Madrid will be home to the first vertical university campus in Spain, and will also house a medical center, GQ reports. Caleido, as the high rise is known ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comTo view and download today's news manuscript, visit:http://elevatorworld.com/pdf/podcast/061318.pdfSubscribe to the Podcast: iTunes│Google Play | SoundCloud│Stitcher│TuneIn…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comREPORT FINDS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH NYC INSPECTIONSA report released on June 6 by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli says an audit of private elevator inspectors in New York City (NYC) found that many of th ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comGAL ACQUIRES ELEVATOR CONTROLS OF CALIFORNIAGAL Manufacturing Corp., headquartered in Bronx, New York, and a portfolio company of San Francisco's Golden Gate Capital, announced on June 7 it has acquired Sacramento, ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comGAL TO CELEBRATE OPENING OF MIAMI SERVICE CENTERGAL Manufacturing will hold a celebration to mark the opening of its new Regional Service Center in Miami on June 21, 2018, the company announced. Bronx, New York-bas ...…

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.comKEB AMERICA CERTIFIED TO NEW ISO STANDARDKEB America, Inc. has announced the ISO 9001:2015 certification of its Shakopee, Minnesota, production facility. The certification was issued after the facility met the crit ...…

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